Jim Brochu

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Jim Brochu
Born (1946-08-16) August 16, 1946 (age 78)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materSt. Francis College
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, playwright, director
PartnerSteve Schalchlin (1985–present)

Jim Brochu (born August 16, 1946) is an American actor, writer, director, and playwright. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Brochu studied at Carnegie-Mellon University and received his B.A. from St. Francis College. His stage debut was in a production of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. As a friend of Lucille Ball, he is the author of the unauthorized biography of Lucille Ball, titled Lucy in the Afternoon, and in this capacity, appeared on an episode of MythBusters.

He also co-wrote the musical The Big Voice: God or Merman with Steve Schalchlin.[1][2]

Brochu wrote and starred Off-Broadway in Zero Hour, a one-person play about the life and career of actor and comedian Zero Mostel, from 2009–2010. For this performance, he won the Drama Desk[3] award for Outstanding Solo Performance.

Biography

Brochu spent much of 2008 in New York City, starring in his Off-Broadway play, The Big Voice: God or Merman? which the New York Times called, "a triumphant and very touching song of praise to everyday love and the funky glories of the show business life."[4] In 2005, he was nominated by the Los Angeles Ovation Awards as Best Actor in a Musical for The Big Voice, an honor he won from both the Palm Springs Desert Star Awards and the Valley Theatre League ADA Awards. The Big Voice: God or Merman? was also given the Ovation Award as Best Musical, presented to himself and composer-partner, Steve Schalchlin, by Jerry Herman.

In June and November of 2018, Brochu revived his hit play Zero Hour for a limited time at the Theatre at Saint Clement’s in New York City[5] and in The Actors’ Temple in Midtown Manhattan.[6]

Selected filmography

Film Type Year
Law & Order TV movie 1976
Kojak TV series 1976
Sirota's Court TV series 1976
All My Children TV series 1985
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter TV movie 1991
Cheers TV series 1991
Mann & Machine TV series 1992
Wings TV series 1993
Mother of the Bride TV movie 1993
Reasonable Doubts TV series 1993
Bram & Alice TV series 2002

References

  1. ^ "A Conversation"San Francisco Sentinel, August 14, 2007
  2. ^ "'The Big Voice' listing thebigvoice.com, retrieved May 24, 2010
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew."Red, Memphis, Bridge, Fences and La Cage Win Drama Desk Awards" Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 23, 2010
  4. ^ Moore, Honor (2006-12-02). "A Musical Attempt to Share Some Secrets of True Love". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  5. ^ "Jim Brochu Returns as Zero Mostel In Zero Hour - Times Square Chronicles". t2conline.com. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ Soltes, John (2018-11-04). "INTERVIEW: Zero Mostel, through Jim Brochu's eyes". Hollywood Soapbox. Retrieved 2023-09-07.